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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#968164
pete wood wrote:
matberry wrote:Well, just to throw a spanner in the works, I use somewhere closer to 350-400 ft/lb as 217 is not enough in the real world. In the trade doing nothing but ac VW's, if I used 217, I would go broke replacing flogged out drums.
Ok, but at what point are you just stretching the axle threads?
I guess over 400, not sure really as the OG nuts and axle threads are very rarely an issue.

And Greg, especially on 356 drums, they are soooo exxy to replace and at 217 they ALWAYS flog loose.
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#968170
matberry wrote:Always a lubed thread. I've said it before and I'll say it again, up to 700% increase in clamp force between dry and properly lubed thread and washer.
awesome, thanks.

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